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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Fairy Bread Cake

This cake brought me back to my primary school days... eating fairy bread at kid's parties!I used a simple vanilla cake recipe for a nice light cake and finished with buttercream frosting and sprinkles for decoration. It's supposed to look like a giant piece of bread :D I got this idea from Raspberri cupcakes Giant fairy bread cake.Fairy Bread CakeRecipe adapted from All Recipes

IngredientsCake1 cup caster sugar125g butter2 eggs2 tsp vanilla essence1 1/2 cups plain flour1 3/4 tsp baking powder1/2 cup milkButtercream frosting40g unsalted butter, at room temperature1/2 cup soft icing sugar1 tbs milk1. Preheat oven to 180oC and line a 23xcm square cake tin.2. Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla essence.3. Add flour and baking powder and mix well. Stir in milk until mixture is smooth. Pour into prepared pan.4. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool on wire rack.5. For buttercream frosting, combine all ingredients in small bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth. Spread icing onto cooled cake and decorate with coloured sprinkles.

Light, fluffy piece of cake =)

I brought this cake to work for a colleague's farewell because she said that she likes fairy bread ^_^" I'm glad she liked the cake~ it was nice and light =)